Term 1, 2015 Research Skills HISTORY unit Stage 2

Research Skills
HSIE

Term

Objectives: By developing skills in: acquiring information, using an inquiry process and, social and civic participation, students should be able to take
active, responsible and informed roles as citizens in a rapidly changing and diverse global society.
By identifying, clarifying, analysing and evaluating their values and attitudes as well as those of others about issues and events, students
should develop informed and responsible attitudes towards people, cultures, religions, societies, environments and learning. This will enable
them to contribute to intercultural understanding and the development of a democratic and socially just society in a sustainable environment.
History

Outcomes
and
Indicators

applies skills of historical inquiry and

communication (HT2-5)

English
recognises and uses an increasing range of
strategies to reflect on their own and others
learning (EN2-12E)
communicates in a range of informal and formal
contexts by adopting a range of roles in group,
classroom, school and community contexts (EN21A)
uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and
knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend
a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics
in different media and technologies (EN2-4A)
plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that
are more demanding in terms of topic, audience
and language (EN2-2A)
uses effective and accurate sentence structure,
grammatical features, punctuation conventions
and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when
responding to and composing texts (EN2-9B)
uses effective handwriting and publishes texts
using digital technologies (EN2-3A)

Maths
Selects appropriate methods to collect data, and
constructs, compares, interprets and evaluates
data displays, including tables, picture graphs and
column graphs (MA2-18SP)

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Continuum of Skills in
History K-10
Defining:
plan an historical inquiry
pose a range of questions
about the past

Learning Experience

Overview of the Big 6 Research Steps

Walkthrough research skills PowerPoint

Start with the end in mind

As a class develop resource list of possible ways to present

research and share information with a group

Create Criteria for class/group/pair/individual research project

Students recall memorable lessons/presentation and help to decide

on the assessment criteria for the research presentation

Brainstorm, questions for research topic OR teacher assigns topic

Think, Pair, Share (TPS) 3 potential research topics and 2 different

ways to present findings
Students receive feedback from class and teachers

Audience awareness

After brainstorming 12+ potential questions about their topic,

students survey members of the class to see which questions they
would most liked answered

Optional:
Use Lotus Diagram

To organise top 8 questions and possible sub-questions and

supporting information
Model DeBonos 6 Thinking Hats to generate questions to answer

Resources &
Assessments
http://powtoon.com
http://prezi.com
lego model
palm cards
http://storybird.com
iMovie
http://weebly.com
stop motion
kidpix

Reflection &
Register

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Locating
locate relevant information
from sources provided

about the overall research topic

black

blue

yellow

green

red

white
Identify key words in a question with the help of teacher/other
students
Brainstorm alternative keywords
model using small groups
individually using a thesaurus
With teacher guidance, talk about/draw up a list of places to look for
information
contribute to a class list of sources which includes a wide range of
materials, e.g. online, audio, and in print
Locate, generate and access data and information
locate, retrieve or generate information from a range of digital
sources
Make up a search plan, charting sources and locations according to the
information process

Scaffold for students who need assistance in organising their time

and attention during independent research time
Define and plan information searches
Use ICT to plan an information search or generation of information,
recognising some pattern within the information,

Find more than one source and format of information for the task e.g. primary
sources, website, book, DVD
Demonstrate how to Google Search
multiple keywords
category keywords
exact phrase search

http://www.abc.net.a
u/btn/
http://www.abc.net.a
u/
http://www.sbs.com.a
u/
http://www.abs.gov.a
u/websitedbs/
cashome.nsf//Home/
Entry+Page.es?
opendocument#frombanner=GT
http://www.willoughb
y.nsw.gov.au/library/l
ocations/castle-covelibrary/

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advanced search

Selecting
selecting, evaluating and,
if necessary, discarding
information
identify different points of
view within an historical
context

Evaluate sources
Who made it?
Why did they make it?
Use simple contents pages or outlines to select relevant information
browse different content pages and indexes to evaluate if text might be
useful
Skim and scan using subheadings in books and sections of websites
Recognise fact, opinion, fiction, decide which is required
read texts/websites identifying facts vs. fiction
Record bibliographical details of sources
model how to cite sources in Google Docs
http://usingtechnologybetter.com/cite-resources-google-doc/
Recognise intellectual property
acknowledge when they use digital products created by someone else,
and start to indicate the source
Develop a note-taking system, selected from a range of options, including
electronic
use templates or mindmaps to take notes
Copyright
http://search.creativecommons.org/
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/29508?hl=en

Organising
combining information
from different sources

Optional:
Identify author's purpose, audience, bias and the historical context
Evaluate images as figurative or literal
Discard irrelevant information after reviewing purpose or task
Paraphrase
With guidance, combine answers found in more than one source into

https://www.mindmu
p.com
https://bubbl.us/mind
map

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sentence(s), paragraph(s)

develop texts, particularly

narratives
Presenting
Explain how and why
people in the past may
have lived and behaved
differently from today
use a range of
communication forms
(oral, graphic, written) and
digital technologies

Assessing

Summarise
Take key words/ideas and combine them into whole thoughts
Choose a presentation style most suited to purpose, audience and content of
material
Video
Slides
Speech
Mindmap
Drama
Text
Screencast
Stopmotion

Draw a picture and label with keywords which summarise findings,

explain the picture to others

Prepare presentation using a range of oral, written, graphic, media

skills as appropriate.

Reflect on attainment of criteria

Respond to questions from the audience regarding content of the presentation

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Resources
Curriculum Support - Information Skills
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/teachingideas/isp/
docs/infoskills.pdf
State Library of Victoria - Research Skills
http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/learn-skills/research-skills
Australian Curriculum ICT Capability
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/Pdf/ICT
Cathy Schrock - Critical Evaluation of Information
http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html
Pinterest - Teaching Research Skills
https://www.pinterest.com/ayrishs/teaching-research-skills/
Pinterest - Teaching Research
https://www.pinterest.com/dpittenger/teaching-research/

Google - Basic Search Lessons

http://www.google.com.au/insidesearch/searcheducation/lessons.html
https://sites.google.com/site/gwebsearcheducation/lessonplans
Internet Research @ Primary Level
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/elementary-research-mary-beth-hertz
Scholastic - Building Research Skills
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/building-research-skills-grades-4-8
Textbooks
http://www.blake.com.au/Middle-Years-Library-and-Research-Skills-s/93.htm
Tools For Teaching Search Skills In Primary
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fa/ICTFalkirkPrimaries?s=tools+for+teaching+searc
h+skills

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Research Project Presentation Criteria

Outstanding/High
Engages Audience
Eye Contact
Answers Research & Audience Questions
Body Language
Vocabulary
Editing & Presentation
Volume, Expression
Timing
Students own words
Prepared

Comments

Sound

Basic/Limited

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Lotus Organiser

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Works Cited
"2 Easy Ways For Your Students To Cite Resources In A Google Doc - Using Technology Better." Using Technology Better. 09 Feb. 2015. Web. 14 Feb. 2015. <http://usingtechnologybetter.com/cite-resources-google-doc/>.